A Rape Victim Who Wants Her Story Told

Belknap County Attorney Edward J. Fitzgerald III says he has reasons for offering a plea bargain but refuses to elaborate. Even if he offers LaForest a deal, he adds, a judge could reject it. The issue will be discussed at a pretrial conference later this month. In the meantime Holway, whose jaw was broken during the attack, wants to use the publicity to roll back the stigma surrounding victims of rape. “I don’t feel ashamed,” she says. “It wasn’t my fault.”